Barre Dental Clinic — Barre, VT
Barre Dental Clinic is a community health center clinic at 248 S Main St, Barre, VT 05641, open 32 hours a week. The typical Vermont clinic is open 47.5 hours a week. It is run by NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center, which serves 9,196 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 248 S Main St, Barre, VT 05641 · Directions
- Phone: (802) 476-6785
- Weekly hours: 32 (Vermont clinic median: 47.5)
- Operated by: NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center
Patients came to NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,451 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,321 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 18 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 103 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 775 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 188 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 100 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 472 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,136 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 212 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 127 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 206 | patients tested |
NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center serves
9,196 patients used NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center in 2025. 21% live at or below the poverty line and 58% are at or below twice the poverty line. 43 patients were experiencing homelessness and 190 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 21% | 21% | 65% | In line |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 58% | 55% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 8% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 45% | 23% | 42% | +22 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 26% | 11% | −11 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 40% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center
NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center is at or above the Vermont median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 77% | 67% | 68% | +10 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 76% | 69% | 54% | +7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 72% | 69% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 75% | 65% | 44% | +10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 45% | 59% | 77% | −14 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 30% | 78% | 86% | −47 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 79% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center
The health center employs 68 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 1,417 patients per clinical provider against the Vermont median of 862 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 27,400 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 05641
1,978 NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center patients live in ZIP 05641, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Gifford Health Care, Inc. — 1,203 patients from 05641
- Community Health Centers of Burlington, Inc. — 133 patients from 05641
- Lamoille Health Partners, Inc. — 106 patients from 05641
- Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. — 105 patients from 05641